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Internally displaced people (IDP)

Projects, publications, news, events, insights and articles about work on internally displaced people, highlighting the experiences and lessons of IDPs in cities and the effectiveness of camps or cities for refugees.

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Urban crises and forced displacement

A programme of work on urban refugees and internally displaced peoples that also supports municipal authorities to respond to crisis and protracted displacement

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Far Away From Home: exploring city responses to refugees

Event on 12 February 2025

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Displaced people in Afghanistan’s cities need support

Publication, 05 February 2024

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Is the international community failing urban refugees and how do we fix this?

Insight, 07 December 2023

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Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia: building urban solutions

Publication, 05 October 2023

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Refugee camps failing as a safety net against hunger, homelessness and ill-health

Press release, 22 September 2023

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Why the international community is failing urban refugees: four myths about protracted displacement

Publication, 22 September 2023

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How can we achieve a world without long-term refugee camps?

Event on 27 September 2023

Head and shoulders photos of four people alongside the words 'podcast 23 and "Make Change Happen".

Help cities help people – bringing everyone together in the refugee response: Make Change Happen podcast episode 23

Article, 17 August 2023

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Measuring what makes a ‘good life’ in exile. A new tool to assess refugee wellbeing in protracted displacement

Publication, 20 September 2023

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Forced displacement and the city

Event on 26 September 2023

An aerial view of a refugee camp, with housig stretching over a vast area in the desert.

Life much tougher for refugees living in camps rather than cities

Press release, 06 December 2022

Houses can be seen inside a sealed, glass bottle on its side.

Wellbeing in refugee camps: life inside a bottle

Insight, 06 December 2022

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Mental health, wellbeing and sense of hope among vulnerable Afghans plummeted in wake of Taliban takeover

Press release, 28 November 2022

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Cities for refugees: places of economic productivity, participation and wellbeing

Event on 06 December 2022

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City planning with displaced communities: the benefits of inclusion

Publication, 06 December 2022

Two women walking, one carrying a big pot, and an ox cart behind them.

Caste, unemployment and loss of property raise likelihood of migration in areas of India hit by climate change

Press release, 30 September 2022

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Making the most of migration: mobility in the context of the climate emergency

Article, 23 June 2022

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Climate-induced migration and modern slavery: a toolkit for policymakers

Publication, 16 September 2021

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The case for treating long-term urban IDPs as city residents

Publication, 14 September 2021

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The road from refugee to resident

Long read, 18 July 2021

A series of grey abandoned and crumbling stone houses in an unwelcoming landscape

New website for research into refugee wellbeing and livelihoods

News, 14 June 2021

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Tricky questions and frank discussions: a participatory forum on protracted displacement in Afghanistan

Insight, 10 June 2021

An empty street in Barikab, Kabul, Afghanistan

Researching displacement: how do we know we are asking the right questions?

Insight, 19 April 2021

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City residents and urban refugees: from shared living to shared futures

Insight, 07 December 2020

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